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    Traveling and Working Days???

    Fannie'sMom posted a topic in Travel

    Hi there! So it occurs to me that while I'm interested in becoming a traveler I DO NOT want to work overnights and wondering if that may be a problem. So a couple of questions come to mind...
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    Spanish for Healthcare Workers - Any Ideas?

    Fannie'sMom posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    hello all. i am hoping someone in the chicagoland area may be able to help me. i just graduated from nursing school and 32 hours post graduation my classmates started complaining on our facebook page...
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    PanTravelers Membership & Other Resources...

    Fannie'sMom posted a topic in Travel

    Hi Friends! Hope you can help with a couple of research/resource questions. Just as an FYI, I'm not a traveler yet and am in the beginning stages of conducting comprehensive research on all...
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    Buying books off eBay?

    Fannie'sMom replied to 7237dallas's topic in General Students

    OMG...Yes! Ebay is a great resource, as well as Half.com (an sister company of Ebay), Alibris, Abebooks, Amazon, and Betterworldbooks. I've used them all, plus a few others I cannot remember now....
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    New Grad got Progressive Coronary Care Unit Job...Book Recommendations?

    Fannie'sMom replied to newgradrn2014's topic in Cardiac

    Congrats on the new gig; way to go! While I do not have a book that encompasses all that you require, I do have an AMAZING EKG book that I would highly recommend. As a little background, I just...
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    Traveling and Working Days???

    Fannie'sMom replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in Travel

    Yea, good news!!! Thanks so much guys for your responses; I really appreciate it!!!
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    Anybody done this? Is it possible?

    Fannie'sMom posted a topic in Travel

    Hi there! I am in the process of researching travel nursing and I've read a lot of great stuff from this site and have taken extensive notes. Now I am wondering if you could read the sketch of the...
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    Anybody done this? Is it possible?

    Fannie'sMom replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in Travel

    Thanks so much to both of you for your responses. Good to hear about Mammoth Lakes, as that's near the Northeast entrance, which is exactly where I want to be. I googled nursing jobs at national...
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    New nurse unsure what to use for contact dermatitis...

    Fannie'sMom posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hi there, thanks for reading my post. Just for context let me start by saying that I have been an RN (med/surg) for THREE WHOLE DAYS now and am looking for some opinions/advice regarding a patient I...
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    New nurse unsure what to use for contact dermatitis...

    Fannie'sMom replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thanks for setting me straight; one more lesson learned
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    New nurse unsure what to use for contact dermatitis...

    Fannie'sMom replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    As best as I can remember, there was no physician diagnosis. I am guessing by that question that if it had not previously been identified, I should have called the doctor to advise
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    Wound Care Clinic Internship Information

    Fannie'sMom replied to dbella24's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thanks to Followyourbliss for your post; your suggestions are very helpful as I am a new med/surg nurse and looking for resources/direction to increase my knowledge of wound
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    I am a Stranger, in a Strange Land...Can You Help?

    Fannie'sMom posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    BLESSINGS UPON YOU for reading this!!! I am hoping my fellow Illinois Nurses could share with me some of their wisdom, knowledge, experiences, and suggestions/tips regarding how the nursing hiring...
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    Making Yourself More Competitive

    Fannie'sMom replied to Clodhopper's topic in General Students

    hi clodhopper. i must compliment you for thinking ahead, as you are going to want an edge two years from right now when you are searching for your first nursing job. i am a second career new nurse...
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    Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    Fannie'sMom posted a topic in General Students

    Hello friends, I need some honest opinions from people outside my circle, as all of my fellow students share my same opinion and all the faculty blow sunshine up my you know what, when I even hint...
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    Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    Fannie'sMom replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    Believe it or not,
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    Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    Fannie'sMom replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    Dear nurseclm, Honestly, the first time I read your post I almost thought you were responding to a different thread, because it didn't seem to connect w/the main topic of this thread-my crapy clinical...
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    Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    Fannie'sMom replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    Well nurseclm if you are speaking to me (the original poster of this thread) I will agree that some of my time and a lot of my money were wasted, however I believe it is a mistake to be so quick to...
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    Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    Fannie'sMom replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    Dear Itrnkoczy, First, thank you for your reply and second, nothing has changed in 7 years. They are still using that same buzz phrase (and had to laugh hard because I feel the same way) and they are...
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    Purdue Calumet or Chamberlin College of Nursing

    Fannie'sMom replied to Reese2012's topic in Chamberlain College

    No disrespect to Krosho, but do a lot of research when it comes to Chamberlain. I was seriously looking at them for fall of 2010 and they just didn't seem to have their act together...couldn't return...
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    Asking for guidance/opinions just like everyone else.....

    Fannie'sMom replied to BrandNewLisa's topic in General Nursing

    I am not 100% certain this will help, but if I may, I will briefly share my story, as it seems as if we were/are in similar shoes. I was 37, in a cush job making good $$$ with lots benefits. My plan...
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    What does "defense verdict was returned" mean?

    Fannie'sMom replied to seneyka's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a courthouse for 9 years and my last assignment of 6 years was in a courtroom that heard medical malpractice cases. I concur with with the majority; a judge or jury ruled in favor of the...
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    Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    Fannie'sMom replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    Hello again friends, Some people just don't get it. They see what they want to see, they hear what they want to hear, and they can't look beyond their own presumptions. There is no point in trying to...
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    Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    Fannie'sMom replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    Two words was all I read and thank you for proving my point so well. Character, not education, dictates how people treat each other!!!
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    Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    Fannie'sMom replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    update from the dean of nursing... i am such a tease, but before i give you the update, i would like to comment of a few things i've read from new posters since i last wrote. regarding the post that...